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Kusawake Kdromd

Shiatsu Master In Toronto June 18 & 19

offer an advanced course in the
art . .incorporating; the . latest in go : for advanced/ training ’ in
shiatsu. Here 'he trains and assists
_ _
- TORONTO — The renown Japa- 'healing and diagnosis. .
nese^-Shiatsu expert, Mr. ’Shizu- ’/Mr./Masunaga/was“born in-the many /students in causes,- diag­
shito Masunaga will be in;Torpnto city - of Kyoto in Japan. His nosis and treatin ent of 'various
in ailments /common to society., to­
on / June 48 and 19th ; at the - To­ mother was . • well versed
ronto Shiatsu Centre/ 177 College Shiatsu and gave treatments to day.
many people so that at an early -•Further information on his
Street from 10 a.m. to 5.p .m.
S h i ats u m aster Masuhaga is th e age Shizushito became/interested’ visit to Toronto can be obtained
author- of “Zen Shiatsu”,\_. a | in Shiatsu. He studied • at" the by’ contacting the Toronto Shiatsu
former teacher ' at the Nippon Nippon Shiatsu School and sub- Centre at 177 . College Street in
Shiatsu ?Sch ool an d’ ar well-known I 'sequently rose to_ his present'posi-. Toronto.
Thefollowing/articleabout early.’ - Japanese pioneers in : Canada; psychologist ' in Japan. He will । tion as head.of Eoki,. a club' where
is a franslatioir from a series -of recollections' in a- book -edited by .
Jinshiro ■■ Nakayama, “CANADA DOBO / HATTEN TAIKAN’’,-, publishedjin1922. The - translators were Hanako Sato and Tsutae - Sato
of Vancouver,-;-Sumi Ndgami,?Dr.Yuki,Nogami, . Mitsu ; M
and Tom Yoshida, of Hamilton and Wakiko Haruki of/Waterloo. {Roy
Ito acted as editor and co^-ordinator. Assistahcefor theproject was
given by the National- Japanese’ Canadian /Citizens’ Association. „
Kusawake koromo cant be translated ;as- “one - who“parts the
grass.”
_
By T. UMEZUKI

Pioneers

THE NEW CANADIAN

TORONTO, ONTARIO
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Vol- 41 ---- 45

Second Article: Manzo Nagano
;MANZO,-NAGA'NO"’ .

FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1977

Canada's Best Odorikos . . .

Chinese to work for the C.P.R. at
...-Manzo .Nagano ; was bprn -in- Port -Moody. The boat arrived in
'1855' in Tokyo-fu. As -a teenager Victoria, -travelled .to Port Moody
he ’.worked" in the. ship -building but could .not dock’ there because
industry. _At the age of IQiafter- of- the shallow waters and moved
some- difficulty he' joined’the crew to’New -Westminster. Most of ’ the
of a foreign ship. * This' was -in -passengers and freight coming to
1877 when Japan was just .'enter­ s British Columbia in those days
TORONTO t— On June 21 and ■will be at the Sir John A. Mac-• and Vancouver in August, after
were
landed
at
New
Westminster.
ing the meijin>era;
22, 8:00 p.m., at the MacMillan Donald High School Auditorium7 the Eastern Tour. The Concert, a
/When-' Nagan o - came ~ the ' second
major part of the Centennial pro­
■'Nagano came to New. Westmin Theatre located on University (at in Hamilton on June 25.
; time, there were seven or eight
ster and,> with/ an Italian as a
Bloor) behind’ the Royal Ontario - The: Nikka Festival Dancers gram will help promote the Cen­
and introduce elements of
partner, went salmon fishing' on Japanese . living in New West- Museum,
the .. Nikka.; Festival ?touring troupe, comprised of two ■ ■tennial
■ , '.X.-/'
'.,•■. ;■.•■;-' ■ the
Japanese
Canadian cultural
dozen
Sansei
dancers
from
the
the Fraser River . for two -. years- - • minster. Dancers will open their National
Nagano got off at New/West­
hey used a boat.belpnging to the
Tour with- a program of Japanese Toronto-Hamilton and Vancouver heritage.
minster and went to Watchcombe
Telegraph HoteT in ’New-/West­
Teachers from Toronto and
dance, or odori, designed to give areas, have been practising inten­
(sic) in the United (States and
minsteri
.:
— - ,
'
the— community at large a taste sively for - over a .year for the Vancouver have been working
with Uwakichi Shimamura start­
Concert, ’ which will take them to long hours—with the dancers to
of Japanese Canadian culture.
One day he visited a small vil­
led /fishing for halibut. .They • ran
The / second stop on the tour Lethbridge, . Calgary, Edmonton, produce a top-notch show. Hinalage called Gastown on . the shores
into' a bad storm one day and
aka Otowa, Yoshikiyo Tatsumi,;
of Burrard Inlet. Gastown later
drifted in the rough sea and
Sadayo Hayashi, Irene Tsuji­
became the- city of Vancouver.
eventually entered the mouth of
moto, and Chiyoko Izumi will
Nagano entered a bar .and 'asked
the .. Fraser River. This 'was in
give guest performances, dancing
The National departure, of Mts. Hosaki.
for whiskey. He became quite
WINNIPEG
1886. They found five Japanese
Mr. Dennis Oku will be looking with their students.
tipsy and When time came to pay
Centennial allocation for Mani­
engaged in salmon fashing —
he searched his pockets and could
Others who will be performing
toba was set at $3,400, ' reported after the publicity for C entennial
Kiryu,
Sawamura, ... Suga - ju,
events. He will be supplied with in. the concert are Masa Hirano,
only find a'Japanese’ silver- coin.
Mr. A. Miki.
Theresa Kobayashi (koto), Takeo
He - gave the coin to the bar Ucliizuki-and Hirata.
The non-members who have the necessary information.
Keirokai tickets are now avail­ Yamashiro
Nagano decided to. leave fish­ been contributing towards th?
( shakuhachi)
an d
tender - who showed it- to the
ing and try his hand at business Japanese Canadian Centennial for able from members of the MJCCA Harry 'Aoki (bass).
.owner.. ■
The Nikka Festival Dancers
The owner said that he could and opened a small tobacco shop Manitoba will be supplied with Executives. Gifts -from MJCCA
to be - presented to the invited are: (from Vancouver) Leane
.not accept the Japanese coin but in-Seattle. With his earnings he the newsletter and other data.
•Report was given for the guests "have arrived. ,Also, the Kishi,
Amy
Tanigami,
Janet
said that the drinks were on the started the Silver Star Restaugifts
from
the
National
Centen
­
rantxthat
also
arrangement, for the seminar.
house and Nagano thanked him.
Makihara, Sherri Kajiwara, Mi­
nial
Society
will
be
presented
at
returned
to
Japan
In 1891 he
Arrangement was made with
dori ' Yamanaka, Sherry MinaA fevz days later he entered the'
a
-western

style
opened
Mrs. Hosaki and Mr. Abe, for the same time.
mimae, Shirley' Nakata, Linda
same'bar, had a glass of whiskey and
Mr.
Tammy.
Marubayashi
will
Oishi, Masumi Hamazake, Yuriko
and offered the Same Japanese restaurant’ in: Yokohama but the entertainment at the seminar and
venture failed within a year. In at the Keirokai. With regards to be in Winnipeg representing, the Maikawa, Bonnie Morishita, Joyce
coin.
1892 he came to Victoria and ■the Odori Group for- the Centen­ National Centennial Society. — Murao, Marisa Nishi. (From To­
This time the bar owner bestarted a small hotel and. a store nial Tomoko Tatsumi will under­ Man,. JCCA.
ronto)
Wendy Kumoi, Midori
came angry and .almost knocked
dealing
in
general
merchandise
take to arrange for the group on
Camey, Maya Suefuji, Jane Yos­
the’ Japanese 'down. Somehow.
hida, Karlyn Yoshida, Sharon
Nagano got out of - the bar'with­ and Japanese curios.-In the 1880’s
Morishita,
Kathy
Fujimoto,
out injury. The silver coin in now' Japanese coming to Canada first
Megumi Nakamura, Naomi Tan­
-treasured by -him.' as ; a^souvenir went to the United Statesand
•then
to
Victoria-.or
-Vancouver.
aka, Karen 'Mori, and Midori
of his early days in Canada.
Most of the Japanese entered
.TORONTO — Enthusiastic re­ financial support than we' have Yamamoto.
Moved to Vancouver
- _
_
Canada without proper papers.
This assumbly of the finest per­
ports and comments are being re­ been getting.^ Out of 6,000 retin 1880 Nagano came to Van­ -An Important Man
ceived from all centres regarding quests for donations in Ontario, formers from the two extremicouver^ and for a . number of
unique*
In 1894 /Nagano started salting the Centennial events just cele­ approximately 1,200 have been re­ ties of Canada is
years loaded lumber "on_ the
humpback salmon for export to brated. These include - the In- turned; that is, a mere 20%. This gathering and wilbprobably never
huge sailing ships. Then he sign­ Japan. Tn the days when the 'augural Banquet-in Toronto, the means- that a small minority has happen again.
ed on as 'a.crew member on a salp rivers of British Columbia teemed Keiro-kais, the Historical Photo­ been carrying the load so far.
The first half of the program
called S-S. Georgia that proceed . with salmon, the humpback was graphic Exhibition-opening in Ot­ Will some of the_80% be willing will start with “Sakura, Sakura”,
^3^“to^Shanghai and. then to
discarded. The canneries were not tawa, the Youth Conference, etc. to share the load as well? Be­ a cherry blossom, or spring dance.
cause response has been far below The Sakura is the national flower
interested.. Nagano prospered in
In
order
to
maintain
momen
­
-“Tn 1884 he went to Shanghai this- venture, became wealthy and
our expectations, there is an in- of Japan, and as part of the Centum for such successful happen­
on ' S.S.“Fred/ Tifferey (sic). ’He
ings, we urgently require more
helped with the hiring of 500

Nikka Festival Dancers To Open Nat’l
Tour At MacMillan Theatre June21-22

Manitoba Centennial Activities Report

I Support Centennial Momentum |

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Friday, ■ June/10,' 1977’

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Nagano Ma nzo . . .

''Dancers
blossom in- the other present the
wonderful .dichotomy of being
Japanese Canadian. " .
~
.
- 1 Tickets . for the . two.. Toronto
concerts are 'now available from
the Cultural -Centre - on. Wynford
sis ~ composed of-dances from/ the Drive, or/by; calling the:.Eatons
various regions and /islands - <of ATO - Attractions' Office (597Japan. The final: .dumber, per-. 1688). Admission is $6: Orchestra
• '
,
-•' formed ?by the entire. - cast/;, is and ‘$4 -Balcony. „
• “Wonderful Canada” a ."dance . Tickets. for- the - Hamilton- Con­
choreographed by Chiyoko Hirano cert on-June 25,' will be available
especially for the Centennial. In fro m .th e' Haini Iton - ATO / or -from
■ this ’ finale, the ■ Nikka .Festival m emb er S of it he Ham i 1 ton' Gen tenDancers, with branches of . maple nial Society. Tickets are $5 each.
'.leaf in- one hand and'/cherry

\femiial-; logo/of. maple/leaf' aiid
- cherry' blossom. ' - ——_ . / * = • •
From .-‘Sakura, Sakura” the
/ program will - take:- the . audience
through the seasons of the year.

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an important , man.; In /Tapan he- ■had been in Cana da. > about/forty
was known. as -the' important? -man years, and was one, of the' oldest
from Canada'.,/ ' /.
. • .'•< -piioneers.-Whenever ■ prablems oc­
He -vrent-to Japan in 1898, curred - - between : the / Japanese
marr ied-'and re turn e d - to 7 C ana da ■ community -and <the>: Kaku jins;
with his new. wife, Tayoko./ He Nagah o . was th er e to - sm ooth
started;: anoth er. hotel and' store things out. To promote the wel­
:on -Store /Street. Bumpei Kuwa­ fare of the Japanese, he started
bara managed - the - store,' a - Mr. the Japan Club arid the:, NipponAsada .looked after -the hotel, .wife jin Kyowa-kai.Tayoko kept' the books.. Nagano
WKen
the
Japanese
naval
devoted - himself to the expoirting. training squad ron / o r imp ortant
of i&alt salmon.

people■ came from Japan’, Nagano
He .became- a' labour contractor acted as the .host while they were
for the- .isumerpus' whaling ships in-Victoria.
th at earn e:; to Vi ctoria an d. - sup - ; In February, 1917, a Japanese
plied Japanese' workers. In .1905 warship,- the Izumo, visited ' Vic­
he started another store - on the- toria. The commanding officer,
corner of/Douglas and Cormorant Admiral ^Takeshita, asked Nagany
Streets. Heitaro^useye was hired to ^obtain Canadian plants; to . be
to rifanage this shop. ‘
. takeri' backto Japan. Nagano pre­
. Victoria was . the summer re­ sented a. good collection: to the
sort for wealthy people from all admiral and- to,show his gratitude
over the world and a. getaway to the Japanese officer gave him a
western Canada.- In 1907 Nag-a.no valuable gift and invited him on;
opened: another, store on Govern­ board ship.' to -take part: in- the
ment' Street' and sold 'tihe -hotel Kigen-setsu’ celebrations.
and. grocery -.business t^ .Kuwa' " His_wife was also active nn the
Kara, i Nagajio personally looked
Japanese / community, becoming
after the store on • Government;
president of the Women’s Asso­
.-Street. ' .
_
ciation.
’•
An Influential Citizen<
^He ^
in Vic­
Canada Doho Hatten Tarkan,
toria and became a wealthy and
Section 1, Pages 37 to Page
a influential citizen. By. now he
42.

Recollections Of Mas Kuwabara
On Manzo Nagano

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HOUSE' cleaning-person for every
other week. English and experi­
ence not necessary. Plhone 4836597. (Toronto).

WANTED university 'student for
driving panel; truck . during sum­
mer months for-gardening work.
Phone 763-6220 (Toronto).

GARDENER’S helpers
wanted. >
Physically fit to work/ outdoors
during summer months.'
Good'
pay, phone 266-7918 after 6 p.m.
(Toronto.)

OLD Japanese 50 .Yen bill dated.
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replies answered; Box 123, Sangudo, Alberta, TOE 2A0.
-

Support .

Kuwabara who had learnt Eng­
^® Bunders St. W.
lish in Japan- and as a ‘'school­
rUiCUIJI
Toronto^em.
I visited .Mas Kuwabara, the boy” in Canada -interpreted for’
creasing -concern that some of our
eldest .son Bumpei Kuwabara. him. Miv Nagano ■ was very, much
STORE 366-5451
TRAVEL SERVICE
projects will have... to be can-r
-Mas is now - retired and
the boss, says Mas. r
MCNIC TIME STARTS AT
7/23 ... HOMECOMING TOUR _
celled or. reduced in scale.
Hamilton.FURUYA
The two..Nagano boys were out­
Visiting Winnipeg, Lethbridge,
This would certainly be a shame
As a youngster, Mas ■ remem- standing baseball players. - The
Need Nori,' Shiitake, Kampyo Calgary, Bariff,
Kamloops,
as much hard ./work by many
bers going -down to the Nagano oldest sen,. Tatsuo, played centre,
Makizushi no tomo ?
Kelowna, Vancouver,. Victoria.
volunteers, has gone- into .the
Store on Government Street - to -field and. was-; good enough to
Sasy way to make Tsuyu for 9/22—Deluxe Tour to Europe. .
planning of these events. Com­
help at Christmas time. Manzo have a try-out with a professomen
use Kikkoman Off-season period when the
ing up fast are the Odori Con­
Nagano had three stores at one sional team. Eventually he went
price is right. Visit London,
Memmi
certs, - travelling ' Film - Festival,
time in Victoria"but consolidated to California. Frank went to
Refreshing drink from Japari- Paris and Rome.
"
various sports events, exhibits of
his properties into' a three-storey Ocean Falls. - and was working
10/2—Autumn Group Tour to
‘swords /and kogo, picnics and
building.
'
^asy way to pour . y ^ Airpot.
Japan.
'
~
there .. until 1941. He was ■ evacu-festivals, all requiring funding.'^
According to Mas,xthe top floor ated
to
Summer Health Tablet':
Going someplace. this Xmas
Rosebery
and then
It’s only a ' once-ih-a-Kundred
was the .hotel, the. second-floor moved to the province of. Que•-—Sesame Oil extract
and New Year? Or winter
year event,, so let’s, .'all -get - be­
were the living quarters for the bee.
break in ’78? Call us TODAY
. — Plum Extract
<
hind this effort and make our
Nagano’ family and the hired
Bumpei Kuwabara came to
or you might be bit too late.
Special .Bargain Price Shelf.
Centennial worth remembering.
help. The building was gutted by Canada in 1898, fished on the
Send that cheque in NOW to the.
wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii a fire * -in 1922' an d unfortunately Fraser- and then went to Victoria Japanese Canadian 'Society,_ 479
Nagano had>ho fire -insurance.
to work for Manzo Magano; He
Queen
Street . West, Toronto,
The .Nagano — family
(sons died cn 3 914. In 1942 the Kuwa­
Ontario M5V 2A9. — JCCS.
.Tatsuo and Frank) stayed/with bara family went/ to Hastings
Phone 273-5696 the Kuwabaras after the fire/for Park. Mas went from there to
672 No. 3 Rd., Richmond, B.C.
Phone 681-7251 about. three months, and then Schreiber, Essex in Southern On­
1157 Melville SC, Vancouver, B.C.
went to Japan. Soon after return­ tario, and then to Sandon to join
GROUP DEPARTURE TO JAPAN
ing to, Japan, Nagano died at the his wife, Kayako Ennyu, and then
age . of 68.

to. Ontario. He told me that the
JUNE 10
JULY 1
Mas
remembersthatthe
sign
only job he could get when-- he
JUNE 26
JULY 17
which
adorned
the
top
front
of
JUNE 28
AUG. 31
graduated from high school was
JULY 31
JUNE 30
the -building “J. ^ Nagano and as a bell-boy at the Empress
JULY 10
AUG. 7
Co.” was in the-Kuwabara’s back- Hotel operated by the C.P.R.
JULY 22
AUG. 12
yard for a long time.
After'fifteen years service he was
AND
YOBIYOSE -KANKODAN
pur- presented with a" card which en­
A
Chinese eventually
As usual, Yobiyoshe-kankodan will be ready from July
chased the burned building and titled him to special discounts on
Repairs'To All Makes '
8th, 1977. Please ask for details from us.
Mas thinks, it mhy still be stand­ C.P.R. trains and ships. When
ing.
the war started, the C.P.R. de­
For Information concerning all your . Travel needs.
Mas remembers Mr. -Nagano as manded the return of the card. I
SCARBOROUGH,? ONT. Please contact us.
a fairly -big man with an impos­ urged Mas to write to the com­
PHONE J594583
Between
Eglinton & Lawrence
ing handlebar moustache. He pany and ' get the card back..
THE PLACE TO START YOUR HAPPY HOLIDAY
Ave. East. .
could not speak English and Mr. (Roy Ito). ’
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Friday, June,‘10? 1977 ■

A Multicultural
[Dates
&
Doings
]
Day Camp For Kids
By H ig HPkYMCA
" TORONTO
Steveston United Church Walkqthph ’
day-camp for 4G0 children is be­

Personal IMotes Across C^
"^5

50th

ing organized this summer, by" . . RICHMOND, B.C. <— The7:Richmond - Area.. Planning Com­
mittee -is 'Composed -ofthe five' United’. Churches; Gilmore. Park, the High Park. YALCA. _•;
iMrs';: Yohe -r^Tihe. camp’s? philosophy has de? Richmond; Brighouse; South Arm, and Steveston (with St.- Alban’s
.SURREY, . B.C
Anglican Church); ’Steveston- United Church, now 85 years old, is
Hoyano passed, away oh April;.27, veloped from - an unique situation'
in need of: a hew church and hall to better serve the growing number
1977 after a short illness at^ the in ' Canada. At - the moment ..our of families- in . the area. .June 18th,' 1977, 4 :00 P.MJ has been de- <
£
Surrey Memorial?Hospital.' Her educational system, has a school' . signaled for.' the sod turning/.ceremony" and.RA.P.C; Telt it (would •
husband^ Tpybzo - Hoyaho prede-/ population that represents vii’tu- be fun and a very worthwhile project to support" a joint Walkathon
on'this day to set the building fund in motion. It is especially appro­
teased-her d.n .1970. Sadly missed ally eyerv culture in the world. ..
priate
this year, as 1977 marks the 100th anniversary of the landing
by 3 sons Harry H. of. Alberta, ’ /Children exhibit a natural curi-.
of the first settlers-in Steveston.
:
H arry ,K. ~ of Montre al and - M as of osity to. unknown cultures- and
• - Registration - is at Gilmore/-Park United ' Church, 8600 No? 1
Surrey; B.C;-and by? 2 -daughters how they respond <to it will de-. Road, (Corner No. 1 and Blundell) between 8:00 A.M. and 9:30. A.M.,
.
Mr. Chutard Toni (Mrs. - F., Ito) and Jane ' pend primarily oh how it is being June 18th.
WINNIPEG
*
How- about getting into shape, and “walking’” for this worth­
^Teranishi/! 80, and his ^ife, Yae, (Mrs. T; Otsu)' of Vancouver, 17. presented to them.
- ;
while
project.— SUC. .

.
70,.. celebrated their Golden Anni­ grandchildren aaid 4 great grand­
The High Park Y.M.CA. has
versary; recently with their six children. Funeral service was held . embarked oh massive cultural re­
? children' at the International. . Inn'. - at Surrey Funeral Home, with the. search to prepare for this pro­
Over 150 friends and relatives •Rev. Gordon Iniai and the Rev; gram. The history, arts, crafts,
Makio Norisue officiating.
attended.
sports, - dances, songs -and foods
TORONTO — The Japanesh1 Canadian Cultural Centre, looks
. - Pierre Trudeau, Manitobo -Pre­
of the various cultures will be
forward to presenting' the Japan/Canada Print ’Show on the weekmier Edward Schreyer; Winnipeg
presented in a very unique, excit­ end of September 23, 24 & 25. <
ISHIWARA
.Mayor Juba, and many others
ing and fun. program .from July
The enthusiasm shown, by so many over the first Japan Print
sent - " congratulatory ■ messages.
VANCOUVER —- Funeral serv­ 4th to Aug. 26th, in the beautiful Show several years back has prompted us to repeat another such
exhibition. We will have a large ^selection., of. exhibits specially
22
grandchildren
w e r e> on ices were held on "May 16th for surrounding’s of High -Park.
. .


" '
.
v
/hand and Keith Tasumi made a Dr. George Akira Ishiwara, a
Every day different -facets of .chosen. for-this show.
Tlhe Print Exhibition will feature works-by both Japanese and
very moving; speech to ks grand- .dentist and well-known figure in one culture will be presented, Canadian, contemporary printmakers. A representative from the
h parents.
the B.C. Japanese-Canadian com­ “highlighted-, at the end of the day, Centre is- presently in Japan specifically to select prints for this
munity, “who died following’ a with a 30 minute presentation in event and we have chosen renown Canadian printmakers, to partici­
which children will’ depict the pate in this, joint exhibition. To promote a better understanding of
short illness. He was 67.
printmaking in the two countries, people, will be explaining ibasi^
Dr." Ishiwara was a founding various aspects of the culture techniques throughout the three-day ''exhibition and a-.continuous member of the Japanese-Cana^ they have learned. 'Immediately slide presentation will demonstrate priritmakinig. processes.
i WINNIPEG — Jerry and Gail
the. ‘ presentation' a ’
For'those more involved in printmaking, a seminar on Septem­
dian Association. and served a following
• (nee. Jones) . Nagamori have re^
ber
24
and 25 will feature lectures, panel discussions; and dialogues
snack
will
be
served
representing
number of terms as president. He
. cently announced- the arrival of a
by authorities on the topic. Anyone interested in attending the
was a director of the. Canada- the culture of the day. .
seminar
should leave their name and address with-the Centre’s office
/•son, David Tadashi on.April 6th,
The Carousel counsellors have
Japan Society of Vancouver since
for an application, and further details. -— JCCC.
; 1977, 7 lb. '2^ oz. at Grace
its formation in the 1950s. _
; been hired, on the Basis of their
/ General Hospital in Winnipeg’. ■ familiarity with one culture, in
Bom and raised. in Vancouver,
-addition to' the Canadian one,
he ‘was instrumental in . orgahizing his comm unity’s contribution and on., ability- to speak the lan­
guage of1 the additional culture.
to the Nitobe Memorial Garden
TORONTO — On Friday, July 8th, a rare event will occur at
However, the counsellors will not
at the University of B.C. camthe
JCCC
; Miss Fujima Chikuyu, headmaster of the Bekke Fujima
. SAITO — GEORGE . be-'tlie only teaching, source, in Ryu dance schpol of Japan, will-give a demonstration and a discus­
pus.
draw sion on classical Japanese dance..
\
<He also coordinated the Japa- 'the camp. We hope to
WINNIPEG — Mr.
Shiego
own
on
the
children

s
Headmaster
Fujima'Chikuyu
has
kindly
consented
to this demonheavily
-Saito, son of Mr. and Mrs. nese community’s -contribution to
straition after being asked by Onoe Yoshiaki, a. former Kabuki
Tominosuke .Saito was married to the .1958' B.C. centennial celebra­ -common childhood experiences.
Events such as ethnic, birthdays actor now living in Toronto, to show the people of Canada interest/Miss Hazel George on April 2nd, tions. . ■•. „
ed in Japanese, culture and those Japanese-Cahadians who are dedi­
and
holidays
will
give
the
child
­
Dr.
Ishiwara
practised
dentistry
1977, at Windsor Park Anglican
cated to the preservation of Japanese culture in Canada what true
ren
an
opportunity
to
present
to
Japanese
classical dance is and what it is truly about. Miss Fujima
Church. , Reception was held at for . about 40 years in Grand
their ' own Chikuyu, the second person to (be bestowed with the name, . is '•
Forks and Vancouver.
. their peer group
- the Assiniboine Hall. .
especially qualified to' do. this as the headmaster of the Bekke
.
•He is survived by his wife, unique Lackground.
The program will operate in Fujima Ryu school, founded in l858 by the first Fujima jCihikuyu.
Kay, of North Vancouver; son,
After its* founding in- Tokyo the school, was soon moved to
Keith, of Vancouver; two daugh­ four 2 week periods, Monday Osaka where it became well known, in. the Osaka, Kyoto area and
ters, Vyvyan, of Quadra Island, through Friday, including holi­ still ■ remains so - to this day;. Headmaster Chikkuyu and the school
ThtMffh
and" Gayle, of Toronto; sister, days, from 9 -a.m. to 4 p.m. The is well known, for' -its contribution of the world of Kabuki and
throughout Japan.
.
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Ethel of-' Vancouver; and five fee for a two week period is $55 BuyoAll
those who are interested in Japanese culture and in classical
which includes YMCA bus service
Japanese dancing are ■'’cordially invited to come and witness this
for various -designated school
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stops. All you.-, have to bring is Japanese performing arts to miss what may y very well be a once in
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• - Zen 7.1

Do-It-Yourself Manual For Zazen Fans
How-To Practice Zazen by Gu- the number/of breaths.; iSo'me;al-; standing.or the skill' itself^'The
7arid "has
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"Tokyo: Bukkyosha7'Ltd., ~ T976. to meditate on the truth. - But ^^e^ed/rmany /a/widely /read • vo-;
Ahes e methods 7 of rZ az en ; are usu-; lume, Aromz^those .of "the'?'Carne­
Pp 62, with;.plates .III. Y980.
ally' unnecessary and.; they seem/ gie and< Billy/. GrahamJ to^fhat'
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gular /practice .'of - zazen; if you bw to Sex.’ 'In:all of them; howe­
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' volume -presents a short and sim­ necessary.’’ ' - “
/simplification -in -approach - \ fails
...' - — plified account cf^ Zen with in: So much" for the major body, of to/ explain ~ th-e 7 complications ;pf
'structions, on blow to'.sit,".how to ; Zen/ thought. ;^
ihe^-subj ect.*-—c ~
‘compose the arms and legs. and' -tionable is /the ‘final ’" metaphor; ' -Thus .this book;-thought-not in
how; to make tile cushion “ .upon since it impIties-that-sittingjalbne: the least-pernicious, and offering,
■which the sitting, is accomplished. is an answer and that the mental a valuable :run-through -for those
The account is- brief and popular di s ciplin e s which s itting.. . does;, completely ignorant~of the/ sub­
and the assumption is that once indeed, both create, and assist, are ject, . cannot finally encompass its
these essentials have been mas­ to be had' through the single /act theme; in the way’ it 'apparently/
tered, “zazen” may be begun.
of sitting still in the proper po­ promises. Its-superficiality is’ that
Zazen ■ according to the author, sition. . - '^
it tells us. how to compose our

is enlightenment itself. He him­ / Since this is apparently belie­ body and .offers. no help in te­
self "came to-Zen, 4ifter a period ved, the author,- having
taught lling us how to^compose our mind.
of spiritual casting about, thro­ us how to sit, is; -nowhere around - It is true that,' in a sense, our
ugh; the .instructions of Kodo Sa- when we - need him. One of the body is our mind, and -that, as
waki, a Soto sect • Toshi, and’ his headings is:' “Don’t worry about yoga has. long shown,: if. you . com-/
•needs were ' answered by. ■
your thoughts, or ■ images.’’ / He pose the one you have composed
writings of Degen, founder
of 'says that we, will “often find ourT the.pother. Nonetheless;, .this is
the sect. It was Dogen who wrote selves' thinking or;.;imagining sot something that few of -us “are
that “zazen” by . a beginner is al-; : mething/’ ■ as indeed we will;; a-1- capable of without some- assistant
so. the- whole - experience' of ■ fun-, ways, since . the ' monikey-mind ce. In this book -such is not fort­
damental truth/’ a -statement the- is. incapable of anything else. The hcoming, the initial step — sith
' author quotes with 'satisfaction. - \ solution >is th at.“we should -just jrig i_ is treated as though it.-'as
For Nishijima,“them zazen. is stop doing so.” D ogen .is ; then
the end in itself. Zen'. This is by^ no means an u.n- . presented to, support the advice
And, so, is an absolute sense}'
tenable position.;, "While it
may with one of h^
tone
it' is. But the optimistic'
deny-Zen as a. church, it "does some images occur, stop them im_. which kuch / simplification seems.
not, -as he is at-pains' to
point mediately. And that is all.’’
to demand does nothing to prepa­
out, ~ deriy Z en as a rel igi on —
- And so it is; but put in" this re us for complications. .Though
‘‘when we do zazen we sit in the
way such knowledge "does little to the author..wisely, dismisses such
same condition of body and mind
assist the -already hopefullyBu- considerations as - “enlightenm-:
as Gautama- Buddha-“immediate­ ddiha-like-zazener.- Most of us /.ha­ ent,”' stating .plainly , that
to
ly. ..” Andhe has all of the autve no idea that we can control or sit is to be enlightened — and
" hority of" Degen ^behind him. And
turn off dur thoughts and nearly - thus rendering . Zen almost j de rias for the do-it-yourself aspect
all of us- are afraid to attempt tiak with yoga —- he cannot or,
of his message, well, Zen is ac­
it._It is'alLweryTwell to. say “stop- in any- event, does riot indicate
tually nothing but . do-it-yourself.
them, immediately.” Just try it. that zazen, though it may well
'Nonetheless, such, simplificatir.For this reason there is an entire- b e /both en d and beginning, i s f ox
on; and such rigidity, does lead
body of work7about this, an; ex­ the novice- mainly begining. .
the author into some questiona­
ploration of the mental diseip-lin-. ; By ignoring and dismissing^ a
ble conclusions. -.For .. example:
es to be used, but the ;7 author, large and important-body of' Zen
- “Some sects of Buddhism teach
•haying pinned his faith bn sitting thought Ihe has over-simplified - a
that we must practice- abdominal
-itself,Jand having himself taken large, and -complicated- subject.
breathing or deliberately count
the'-foad he now indicates- to us. He has indicated the first step of
the. path but given no indication
.gives, no further assistance. - -•
PAUL K. ASADA, D.C./N.D.
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- The Zen 'master Hakubi Eka-ku
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great root-of faith; the second is
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